26 Newfound Cousin - 8.2 (1/2)

The next day, just an hour after dawn, an elegant young man wearing an exquisite half-mask and black robes boarded a carriage with a simple exterior but a luxurious interior.

Yi Ting Zhe could be seen beside the carriage, riding on top of a powerful horse-type spirit beast called a Stallion Drake which had a body of a horse only bigger and covered with reptillian-like scales on it's head, legs and majorit of his body, making it look as if it is wearing some form of armor.

Seeing the carriage curtain being pulled back, Yi Ting Zhe immediately focused his attention to it and saw the young master's half-covered face peek out and look at him.

”Ting Zhe, this time if you still don't find anything after a month come back, alright?”

”As you wish Young Master.”

”Good... Then go ahead, you know where to find me.” with that as his parting words, the young man let go of the curtains before issuing out an order to depart, leaving Yi Ting Zhe to stare after the carriage that was also being pulled by Stallion Drakes until it was lost from his view before turning his mount around and galloping off to the opposite direction.

Meanwhile, the young man man remained silent as he calmly sipped tea that was prepared for him with the carriage while leaning back against the silk cushions with his eyes closed.

Before long, their carriage arrived in front of the city gates and with the driver showing the token of the Wu Family Head, they were let in without a hitch.

Unsure of where to go, the carriage driver took advantage of the crowded streets and the moment he had to stop, he leaned down and called out to ask the young man inside.

”Young Master, where do you want to go? Would you like to head back to the Wu residence first?”

”Go to the Wu residence first. I still need to let Uncle Zhang that I've arrived.” the young man said as he lazily replied.

”Right away Young Master!”

After that, the carriage driver quickly flicked the reins of the Stallion Drakes that were pulling the carriage and which made the spirit beasts let out a little roar which made the nearby pedestrians take a couple of steps back which made it easier for the carriage to move forward as the Stallion Drakes thundered forward, easily pulling the carriage behind it.

Soon, the carriage made it's way out of the capital city's main streets and in to less crowded streets which still had a few business establishments but were not as noisy and populated as the ones in the main streets.

The noise coming outside the carriage slowly lessened and only a few sounds were heard; a few people talking, the sounds of things being moved around and the clattering of hoovesas other carriages were pulled past them.

After a short while, the carriage's speed could be felt slowing down which prompted the young man to open his eyes and gently put down the empty cup of tea he had in his hand before pulling back the carriage curtains slightly and peeking out.

What he saw were two large elegants gates situated on either side of the road, perpendicular to each other.

The gate that they stopped at was the first one which was on the left, while the other one was just severaltens of meters away from them and was shut tightly with two guards standing on either side, just outside the gate.

This made the young man eye the gate with curiosity before his attention was drawn by the sound of the gate where the carriage stopped be pulle open which enabled the driver to maneuver their carriage inside.

Letting go of the curtains, the young man let it fall back to it's original place and waited for the carriage to come to a full stop.